A closeup of a model's outfit is shown as she walks down the runway at the Lilly Pulitzer Couture Spring 2005 fashion show during the Olympus Fashion Week Spring 2005 at the Plaza in Bryant Park September 12, 2004 in New York City. (Peter Kramer--Getty Images)Peter Kramer—Getty Images

Lilly Pulitzer Employee Posted Fat-Shaming Cartoons on Office Wall

A photo feature about the offices of fashion house Lilly Pulitzer has uncovered an uncomfortable detail: nestled among bright dress prints and fabric samples were some mean-spirited doodles.

The drawings, which an online New Yorkarticle showed displayed on a wall in the Lilly Pulitzer offices, show two overweight women. On one, a caption says "Just another day of fat, white and hideous... you should probably just kill yourself." The other is accompanied with the phrase, "Put it down, carb-face!"

“These illustrations were the work of one individual and were posted in her personal work area," says Jane Schoenborn, Lily Pulitzer's Vice President of Creative Communications. "While we are an employer that does encourage people to decorate their own space, we are a female-dominated company and these images do not reflect our values. We apologize for any harm this may have caused.”

The kerfuffle comes a few weeks after some accused the designer's new collaboration with Target of discriminating against plus-sized customers; while all sizes up to 14 are carried in stores, larger sizes are only available online.